US EditionNigeria: NDLEA Intercepts Illicit Drug Packaged As Green Tea At Lagos Airport
- NDLEA operatives intercepted 66 parcels of Loud disguised as green tea at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on June 5, 2025.
- The seizure followed credible intelligence received before the consignment's arrival on May 11, after sustained surveillance for over three weeks.
- The Loud consignment weighed 62.20kg, was packaged to look like imported green tea from Thailand via UAE, and was examined jointly with other stakeholders.
- NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi explained that the seized shipment was disguised as a green tea product, both in its packaging and external appearance, illustrating the traffickers' use of clever concealment tactics.
- The interception demonstrates NDLEA's intensified intelligence-driven efforts under Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa to disrupt sophisticated drug smuggling networks.
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Nigeria: NDLEA Intercepts Illicit Drug Packaged As Green Tea At Lagos Airport
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted no fewer than 66 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, packaged as green tea at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos.
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted no fewer than 66 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, packaged as green tea at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The seizure made on Thursday, 5th June, 2025, was based on credible intelligence received ahead of the arrival of the consignment at the cargo wing of the airport on 11th May. Spokesman of the NDLE…
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